The family of reggae legend Bob Marley is set to launch "the world's first marijuana brand" in the late star's name. The I Shot The Sheriff hitmaker's daughter Cedella announced they are bringing out the brand, titled Marley Natural, next year (15) to support the battle to end marijuana prohibition.
They approached Privateer Holdings, a company that owns a number of subsidiary cannabis-based businesses, last year (13) about forming a company to honour Marley's legacy.
Marley Natural's mission statement insists the musician's relatives "want to help undo the suffering and injustice of cannabis prohibition around the world".
In a video posted on Youtube.com, Cedella says, "Creative inspiration was everything to my father. It was like breathing or like life to him. Every time he smoked he was inspired and an open mind was the open door for his creative inspiration. He thought (marijuana) was actually a gift... Daddy was very mindful of the plant's connection to the earth and the positive benefits that come from something so pure. Marley Natural is a brand with deep roots in the life and legacy of our father, Bob Marley. He's smiling right now at what's really happening."
Privateer Holdings' Chief Executive Officer Brendan Kennedy tells GeekWire.com, "We wanted Bob Marley's voice and vision - and his family's vision - to help be a part of this movement of ending prohibition. In many ways, he started the movement 50 years ago with his public comments about cannabis."
Kennedy insists the target market for the new company is "responsible adults who are already consumers of cannabis".
Selling marijuana remains illegal in most parts of the world, but several U.S. states have decriminalised the drug for medicinal purposes, and in 2013 officials in Uruguay voted to fully legalise cannabis.

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The lovely and talented star of Grimm, Bitsie Tulloch, gives us the scoop on this season's changes, chats about her feature film Parkland and how she went from Harvard, to Hollywood, to Portland.
So Grimm is one of television’s most popular shows right now. What do you think makes the fans so loyal?
Grimm has a little something for everyone - it's a procedural, it's fantasy, sci-fi, horror (albeit a palatable kind of scary in my opinion), and there's plenty of romance and humor. David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf who created Grimm had previously been on Buffy and Angel - they EXCEL at mythology, which is one of the best things about this show, and Season 3 is delving deeper and deeper into that mythological Wesen family tree. I also believe that one of the reasons it's been so successful internationally is that it's not a show that is easily lost in translation - fairy tales and the format of a fairytale transcend language and culture. The fairytale format is often about a young protagonist forging his/her path and fighting against all odds in order to find his way home. But at the end of the day, as in life, it's more about the journey than the end goal, which I think is something to which everyone can relate.
How do you see your character, Juliette, growing this season? Do you relate to Juliette on any level?
Juliette will be tested in many ways: both her physical and mental endurance, but also her understanding. She finally began to believe in the Wesen world in the penultimate episode of season 2, when all her Wesen friends morphed for her. In the next episode, she was literally thrown into the fire and having to fight for Nick's life while fighting to save her own from a zombie invasion. Season 3 will see her getting much more involved in the action (the Scooby Squad, if you will) and putting to use her background as a doctor. As far as relating to her, I think I'm pretty thoughtful like she is, and I similarly tend to put my foot in my mouth. But I'm much more impatient and stubborn than she is, all of Season 1 she was incredibly understanding about giving Nick his space in the wake of his aunt's death. If I was at all unsure about a friend or family member hiding something from me I think I'd last maybe 24 hours before confronting them.
Can you give us some insight into how Nick and Juliette’s relationship will change now that she has her memory back and knows about his powers?
Juliette finally being in the know about Nick and about the Wesen world changes everything for both of them. It's been really fun for me and David Giuntoli shooting season 3. Our characters spent 2 seasons hiding things from each other! It's been a blast being able to actually discuss the Wesen world and cases in more detail. This will both test and strengthen their relationship - but being able to go through this together I think ultimately just brings them closer together. They're a team again.
If you could sum up Juliette in a sentence, what would it be?
Juliette is smart, sincere, and well-meaning. She can be a little naive about the ways of the Wesen world, but that's not her fault, and she'll learn.
Can you share a little of the culture on the Grimm set?
The cast and crew are tremendous. Everyone on the cast lives within about a 5 minute walk from one another. David lives 2 doors down from me in my apartment building, and Reggie is a few floors up! Everyone else is super nearby. Being on location we are definitely much closer than we would be had Grimm shot in LA. We are constantly doing things as a big group such as going out to dinner, bars, or even just live-tweeting. David, Bree and I watched the World Series together at my place. As hard as it was to leave LA in the beginning, now I realize what a blessing it has been, and I do love Portland.
The show is filmed in Portland. Beautiful city! Can you tell us how it is to film such a huge show outside of Hollywood? Must be fun for the locals.
I love Portland. It's simply fantastic. It's a small city full of creative people - it has a very artsy vibe which I love. Amazing food, all very fresh, great wine (love the Oregon Pinot Noir), and lots to do, whether it's wine country, the coast, or hiking up to the top of Multnomah Falls. The locals all know us here which is sort of funny - it must be what it feels like to be super famous anywhere else. Everyone is super kind and pleasant. Nothing stalker-ish so far with the exception of being followed around a grocery store for 20 minutes - that I could have lived without.
Congrats on Parkland! Can you tell us a little about your character Marilyn Sitzman?
In Parkland I play Maryland Sitzman, who was the assistant to Abraham Zapruder, the man who inadvertently filmed JFK's assassination on a home movie camera. It was the first time I've played a real person onscreen so I first tried to do as much research as possible about her and from that point on my focus became more about the idea of a small-town girl in a big city. I kept thinking about this girl in her early 20s who was brave enough to leave her town and her family behind, and be on her own working in a metropolis. That in and of itself speaks volumes of the huge changes happening as far as a shift in gender politics. I can definitely relate to her independence and bravery. I read every interview she ever did and watched footage of her, and as much as the event clearly traumatized her, she was always clear-headed and courageous.
This is a very important film (with an all-star cast) about a very important time in our history. How does it feel being a part of this?
Parkland was a different experience from any other film I've shot, not only because it was set in the 1960s and about one of the most controversial assassinations in history, but because I was playing someone who actually lived and breathed (not to mention the INCREDIBLE ensemble cast). Marilyn broke my heart, it was incredibly easy to access an almost unsustainable level of emotion because I was so hyper aware that she had been 23, so full of hopes and dreams, and then was mere feet away from seeing her idol murdered. It makes me emotional to even think about it now. Then our director Peter Landesman showed me home video footage that Zapruder had taken of Marilyn and his secretary Lillian Rogers so that I had an idea of how loving he had been as a boss, and how close-knit the work family was. That was very important to me because it was just me and Paul Giamatti out on that grassy knoll together and I knew I had to feel intimate with him and relate to him as a brother/father figure. We shot that scene right in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, which was incredibly poignant and agonizing. Paul and I were standing exactly where Abraham and Marilyn were standing. Shooting just feet away from where JFK was shot, looking at the X that has been painted on the street that marks exactly where he was shot,-- that in and of itself added a heaviness to the entire situation. I was getting fairly emotional from the moment I stepped out of the production van because it was so eerie being there. Paul kept saying to me, "It's just so sad." You know? There's no other way to put it. That was a moment that obviously changed the course of history but also shattered the lives of these simple people who were just out there watching the motorcade. They wanted a glimpse of glory and instead got bloodshed.
On a happier note, I really bonded with Paul and Billy Bob. How could you not? They're both such incredible men and actors. We were all supposed to fly from Dallas to Austin after we finished filming in Dallas, but at the last minute we decided to drive. We all piled into an SUV and made stops along the way at BBQ places. I have a hilarious picture that Billy Bob took of me eating a pulled pork sandwich next to Paul, who was taking a photo of Billy Bob. Paul and I had a great time catching up at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
People may not know this about you, but you went to Harvard. How does having a background in academia help with your acting?
My intention was always to just take a brief break from academia and then go to graduate school for art history. I suppose I had a tiny inkling that I was interested in acting but I was certainly never one of those people who as a child was always dressing up and putting on plays. Acting never occurred to me as a career until I was an adult. My becoming an actress was a serendipitous journey that started with Marshall Herskovitz discovering me in a play in LA and casting me as the lead in ‘Quarterlife.’ It was such a magical way to enter this industry and this world, and now I quite literally can't imagine having more fun doing anything else. As far as the academic background helping, one of my majors was English literature and I do think that I'm very good at breaking down a script and story. There's no part of me that regrets getting an education, even though it had me starting the game later in life.
What’s next for you?
I'm doing an independent film over my brief winter hiatus, but otherwise I'm here in Portland shooting season 3 of ‘Grimm’ until mid-April 2014.
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Christmas may still be a month off, but when has that ever stopped the Hallmark Channel from rolling out its holiday themed movies a tad bit early? Quick answer: never! Which is why a snowy-white TV-flick starring none-other than Henry Winkler is just one of the great programs on our list this week. Here's what else you need to be watching.
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Modern FamilyWhy Modern Family? Because it's still the most consistently funnyshow on network TV. And we all know how the Big Four's crop of brand spankin' new sitcoms have been faring lately. Just turns on The Crazy Ones for five minutes. A vomit bag may be required. A new episode of Modern Family airs Wednesday at 9PM ET on ABC.
JFK: Three Shots That Changed AmericaWant more JFK anniversary coverage? How could you not? Then you'll want to check out the History Channel's engrossing two-part documentary airing this Friday. Not only does it include rare and unseen footage of the Kennedy assassination, but it also repudiates claims that there was a conspiracy or government cover-up. Hope you're listening, Oliver Stone! JFK: Three Shots That Changed America will air this Friday on the History Channel. Check your local listings for times.
The Most Wonderful Time of the YearThanksgiving hasn't even arrived yet, but Christmas season is already in full swing on the Hallmark Channel. In this heartwarming gem from 2008, Henry Winkler goes to great lengths to teach his curmudgeonly sister (Brooke Burns) about the true meaning of the holiday. That's right, folks, he's leaving the Fonz jacket at home! The Most Wonderful Time of the Year airs this Wednesday at 8PM ET on the Hallmark Channel.
The SimpsonsYep, America's favorite animated family (sorry Griffins) are back at it for a record-braking 25th season. Who's still watching, you ask? Well, enough people for Matt Groening and company to score a cool $750 million after signing an immensely lucrative syndication deal with FXX last week. And with over episodes and counting, those chinless Springfieldians show no signs of slowing down. Another new episode of The Simpsons airs this Sunday at 8PM ET on Fox.
ChoppedFor 17 seasons and counting, Chopped has been pitting chefs against one another and seeing what they come up with. This week the cooks are asked to combine exotic dishes like kimchi and gefilte fish, as well as a dessert round featuring marshmallow cake and citrus water. Mmm...anyone else feeling hungry right about now? A new episode of Chopped airs this Tuesday at 7 PM ET on the Food Network.
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Ever since the first Inside Llewyn Davis trailer was released earlier this year, we've all taken to brownstone porches and subway platforms with a nonstop recording of Marcus Mumford and Oscar Isaac's "Fare Thee Well" cover and a checkered pocket full of somber contemplation. The latest Coen Bros picture has the makings to be the best music movie in ages, owing both to its tale of a trembling New York folk musician facing the aching realities of the toughest industry on the planet, and to its beard's worth of actual great music. We've only gotten a taste of the latter so far — the aforementioned ditty by star Isaac (who plays the titular Llewyn Davis) and Mumford &amp; Sons' lead singer and guitarist standing out — but through the good graces of National Public Radio, we are now treated to the full soundtrack.
A number of the movie's actors, in addition to Isaac, have a place on the album: Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, Adam Driver, Stark Sands, and Nancy Blake among them. The soundtrack also employs the musical talents of artists like Brooklyn- and Queens-based folk musicians John Cohen, Dave Van Ronk, the Punch Brothers, and Bob Dylan.
The Coens have done wonders with many colorful corners of the United States: Los Angeles, the Midwest, the Great Plains, the Deep South... but this could very well be their iconic stab at New York City. Not the same New York they channeled in The Hudsucker Proxy, but the one vastly overshadowed — the folksier, slushier New York that has seen resurgence in the wake of this decade's upswing in Brooklyn counterculture. We look forward with excitement to Inside Llewyn Davis as a great music film and a great New York film. In the meantime, we enjoy the lovely tunes the Coens, their players, and NPR have treated us to.
Inside Llewyn Davis Soundtrack1. "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" — Oscar Isaac2. "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)" — Oscar Isaac and Marcus Mumford3. "The Last Thing on My Mind" — Stark Sands, with Punch Brothers4. "Five Hundred Miles" — Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, and Stark Sands5. "Please Mr. Kennedy" — Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver6. "Green, Green Rocky Road" — Oscar Isaac7. "The Death of Queen Jane" — Oscar Isaac8. "The Roving Gambler" — John Cohen, with the Down Hill Strugglers9. "The Shoals of Herring" — Oscar Isaac, with the Punch Brothers10. "The Auld Triangle" — Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge, Marcus Mumford, Justin Timberlake, and Gabe Witcher11. The Storms Are on the Ocean" — Nancy Blake12. "Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song") — Oscar Isaac13. "Farewell" — Bob Dylan14. "Green, Green Rocky Road" — Dave Van Ronk
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Some celebrities take time out of their busy schedules of being famous to do charity work and take part in social causes. In the United States, the highest honor that a civilian can get is the Presidential Medal of Freedom, while in England, people are knighted and officially called “Sir” or “Dame.” Lucky for them, knighted celebs don’t have to go jousting or hang out in crusades, but they do get pretty awesome bragging rights. Of course, none of the following celebrities are “Sir” enough to match the one and only Sir Mix-A-Lot, but then again, who can?
Bow down, children – these 7 celebrities are recognized royalty in their home countries.
Elton John Elton John’s real name is Sir Elton Hercules John (actually it used to be Reginald Dwight, but we don’t need to go there). Knighted in 1998 for his charitable work and for being, well, Elton f**kng John, the Rocket Man has done a great deal for both music and charities, including campaigning hard for AIDS awareness since the 1980s.
Helen Mirren Helen Mirren may have pretended to be the Queen of England, but she is a genuine Dame. In 1996, Mirren was offered appointment as Commander of the British Order in 1996, but she declined, instead accepting damehood for her contributions to the performing arts in 2003. Her full title is Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire – with a title like that, it’s understandable why she held out. Really, though, Mirren should’ve received damehood just for those famously smoking hot bikini pictures.
Mick Jagger Fellow Rolling Stoner Keith Richards has been vocal about his disdain for knighthood, calling it a “paltry honor” that wasn’t true to what the Stones are about. In true Richards style, he said all this after once self-proclaimed “anarchist” Mick Jagger had already accepted his knighthood, which, by the way, was given rather dubiously. Reportedly, the Queen of England didn’t have “the stomach” to award gyrating Jagger with the honor, leaving it up to the Prince of Wales to do the dirty work.
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is the Queen of Country for a reason – she is hands-down the most awarded woman in country music. Lynn has won numerous industry awards, and in 1995, was also the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors award, a distinction given to performers that have made significant contributions to American culture. Just last month, President Obama announced Lynn will be awarded with the Medal of Freedom, calling her a “country legend.”
Bob Dylan He may have made a living singing anti-establishment songs for decades, but Bob Dylan had no problem being awarded the Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2012. Obama said of Dylan that there was no “bigger giant in the history of American music” and commended him for his messages of freedom, while Dylan, in proper Dylan style, attended the ceremony looking like a lost Tim Burton character.
Oprah It’s no surprise that Oprah will be the owner of a Medal of Honor since Oprah owns pretty much everything. Along with Loretta Lynn, Oprah is also being awarded the prestigious honor for her long-standing philanthropy charity work this year.
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When shots rang out on a November morning, the whole world was changed forever. The assassination of John F. Kennedy sent shockwaves throughout the entire country, but the new film Parkland focuses on the select few men and women who saw it happen. The film seems not to be so much about President Kennedy or his life, but more specifically on the unsung men and women who sprung to action after his death.
Parkland showcases, from multiple perspectives, the race to save the President's life, the events of the investigation, and the life of the family of Lee Harvey Oswald. In a cast littered with Hollywood talent, Paul Giamatti plays the man who mistakenly captures the assassination on tape, Tom Welling and Billy Bob Thornton play secret service agents attempting to catch the shooter, and a scruffy Zac Efron plays a doctor tasked with saving the Commander-in-Chief's life.
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The cast also includes Marcia Gay Harden, Jackie Earl Haley, James Badge Dale, and Jacki Weaver. If the trailer is any indication, Parkland looks like the type of meaty historical drama that will have Oscar voters buzzing early next year. At the very least, the film looks to have the 1960's aesthetics nailed right down to the skinny ties and classic cars.
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It takes a lot of cojones (or maybe just complete stupidity) to make the same mistake twice. But that's just what New York mayoral candidate and former congressman Anthony Weiner managed to do when he got caught up in yet another sex scandal. In keeping with tradition, the newest issue of The New Yorker features a clever cartoon cover (say that three times fast) mocking this latest piece of news from the nefarious world of politics.
In the illustration for the August 5 issue, we see Anthony Weiner à la King Kong, straddling a strategically placed Empire State Building, but with a slightly, shall we say, risqué twist. As you've probably noticed, Weiner's scandal lends itself to countless parodies, late-night talk show jokes, and other sorts of fodder for hilarity. (Seriously, his name is Weiner.) But the barrage of media attention and comedic content inspired by his sexual indiscretions is nothing new or unusual. Rather, Weiner's scandal is just the latest in the slew of politicians' sordid affairs that have sparked full-on laugh riots in the comedy world. From fake campaign commercials to parody songs to just straight-up hilarious commentary, these are some of our favorite reactions to political sex scandals.
John EdwardsNorth Carolina Democrat John Edwards was once a state senator, nominee for Vice President, and candidate for President of the United States. But his political ambitions were dashed when news broke that he had fathered an illegimate child with his mistress and former campaign worker Rielle Hunter. The scandal, which caused a national outrage, also inspired an abundance of humorous parodies, including several Saturday Night Live sketches. And we can't forget MadTV's "Viva La Cheata," a musical parody of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" starring Jerry O'Connell as Edwards.
Herman CainPresidential candidate hopeful Herman Cain was a frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination in 2011, but he was forced to suspend his campaign when four women sued him for sexual harrassment and misconduct. When the fourth season of Arrested Development premiered on Netflix this summer, fans were introduced to a new character named Herbert Love. Mr. Love, a bizarre conservative politician who has an affair with Lindsay Bluth Fünke, is an unmistakable caricature of Herman Cain. If you have a Netflix account, check out his role in the latter half of Season 4. And if you don't, change that.
Mark SanfordWhen South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford went missing for a few days in 2009, it didn't take too much investigative reporting to discover that the married politician was visiting his mistress in Argentina. On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart had a few hilarious choice words about the scandal, calling Sanford "just another politician with a conservative mind and a liberal penis."
Bill ClintonNothing epitomizes the political sex scandal quite like President Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky affair. There are too many jokes, songs, commentaries, and parodies to count, but one of our favorite takes on the scandal is Billy Bob Thornton's sleazy, womanizing American president character in Love Actually. Also, when the creators of baracksdubs decided to put together a presidential version of Robin Thicke's suggestive "Blurred Lines," there was no better fit than good ol' Bubba Clinton.
Eliot SpitzerIn 2008, New York governor Eliot Spitzer made headlines and was forced to resign when The New York Times reported that he had been a patron of a high-priced prostitution service called Emperors Club VIP. In all legal proceedings, Spitzer was referred to as Client #9, a moniker that inspired a musical parody of the scandal, set to the melody of Love Potion No. 9. Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler also had some hilariously incredulous commentary on the subject in their signature "Really!?!" segment.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerCalifornia governor and Kennedy husband Arnold Schwarzenegger seemed to have it all. That is, until it was revealed that he had an illegitimate child with one of his longtime household employees. The Governator's scandal prompted yet another brilliant "Really!?!" sketch (unfortunately sans Amy Poehler)
David VitterWhen Louisiana senator David Vitter was identified as a client of the the "D.C. Madam" prostitution service, he did not face criminal charges because of the statute of limiations. The Republican congressman did however face a wave of mockery from the press and public alike. Funny Or Die put together a fake campaign commercial with video footage of Vitter accompanied by captions like "David Vitter has a diaper fetish."
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